How to beat Dimir Faeries in Pauper
Over the last 90 days of recorded Pauper matches, the decks with the best results against Dimir Faeries are Dimir Control (73% over 11 matches), Mono Red Rally (80% over 5 matches) and Grixis Affinity (63% over 8 matches). Dimir Control's 73% sits in a 95% range of 43%–90%, which is the range a 11-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Hydroblast, Pyroblast and Red Elemental Blast in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Dimir Faeries
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Dimir Faeries | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Control | 72.7% | 8-3 | 11 | Medium sample | 43%–90% |
| Mono Red Rally | 80.0% | 4-1 | 5 | Low sample | 38%–96% |
| Grixis Affinity | 62.5% | 5-3 | 8 | Medium sample | 31%–86% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
29 further pairings (59 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Dimir Faeries's archetype page and in the Pauper matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Dimir Faeries bring
Sideboard cards run by Dimir Control, Mono Red Rally, Grixis Affinity. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Dimir Faeries, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroblast | 2 of 3 | 3.1 | Dimir Control, Grixis Affinity |
| Pyroblast | 2 of 3 | 2.2 | Mono Red Rally, Grixis Affinity |
| Red Elemental Blast | 2 of 3 | 1.7 | Mono Red Rally, Grixis Affinity |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2 of 3 | 1.4 | Dimir Control, Grixis Affinity |
| Relic of Progenitus | 2 of 3 | 1.3 | Dimir Control, Mono Red Rally |
| Extract a Confession | 2 of 3 | 1.1 | Dimir Control, Grixis Affinity |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 2 of 3 | 0.6 | Dimir Control, Grixis Affinity |
| Unexpected Fangs | 2 of 3 | 0.6 | Dimir Control, Grixis Affinity |
| Annul | 1 of 3 | 3.7 | Dimir Control |
| Cast into the Fire | 1 of 3 | 2.8 | Mono Red Rally |
| End the Festivities | 1 of 3 | 1.5 | Mono Red Rally |
| Smash to Smithereens | 1 of 3 | 1.3 | Mono Red Rally |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Dimir Faeries beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Dimir Faeries with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Dimir Faeries | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Red Madness | 42.9% | 6-8 | 14 | Medium sample | 21%–67% |
| Elves | 42.9% | 3-4 | 7 | Low sample | 16%–75% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Dimir Faeries in Pauper?
Across the last 90 days, Dimir Control (73% over 11 matches), Mono Red Rally (80% over 5 matches) and Grixis Affinity (63% over 8 matches) hold the best recorded results against Dimir Faeries. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Dimir Faeries?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 3 decks with the best records against Dimir Faeries — Dimir Control, Mono Red Rally and Grixis Affinity — most commonly run Hydroblast, Pyroblast, Red Elemental Blast, Blue Elemental Blast and Relic of Progenitus in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Dimir Faeries beat?
Dimir Faeries's best recorded matchups over the same window are Mono Red Madness (57% across 14 matches) and Elves (57% across 7 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Dimir Faeries with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Pauper matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 29 of those for Dimir Faeries right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Pauper metagame are excluded from the ranking — their historical records are still on Dimir Faeries's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.